Republicans in legislature agree on 3% state school aid increase
Feb 03, 2023
By O. Kay Henderson (Radio Iowa) Republicans in the state legislature say they will soon send the governor a bill to increase general state spending on Iowa’s public schools by about $106 million. “A very…
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January goes against the norm for temperature, precipitation, tornadoes
Feb 02, 2023
By Pat Powers (Radio Iowa) January is usually the coldest and driest month of the year, but State Climatologist, Justin Glisan says the numbers went against the averages this year. “Little over 24 degrees is…
New CEO at Ottumwa hospital where police investigation of assaults underway
Feb 01, 2023
By Ellis Cudjoe (Radio Iowa) There's a new CEO at a southeast Iowa hospital where authorities are investigating assaults committed by an employee found dead in a hospital room last fall. William Keifer was announced…
Hart says end of Iowa Democrats’ first in the nation Caucuses ‘not a done deal’
Jan 31, 2023
By O. Kay Henderson (Radio Iowa) Newly-elected Iowa Democratic Party chair Rita Hart says there’s still a chance national party leaders will relent and let the Iowa Democratic Party’s Caucuses go first in the 2024…
Coalition releases five-year plan for helping Iowans beat cancer
Jan 30, 2023
By Matt Kelley (Radio Iowa) A coalition of Iowa health care providers, researchers, cancer survivors and others is releasing its five-year Iowa Cancer Plan. Rachel Schramm, program manager of the Iowa Cancer Consortium, says behind…
First statewide Day of Kindness is today
Jan 27, 2023
By Matt Kelley (Radio Iowa) It’s taking the concept of “Iowa Nice” to the next level, as today is the first-ever statewide Day of Kindness. The effort started a few years ago as an offshoot…
Former IDP chair says ‘plant our flag,’ and hold Iowa Caucuses first
Jan 26, 2023
By O. Kay Henderson (Radio Iowa) A group of national Democrats has taken another step toward excluding Iowa from a group of five states to host the first voting in the 2024 presidential campaign. Mo…
New state campaign to focus on education about fake pills, fentanyl
Jan 25, 2023
By Matt Kelley (Radio Iowa) The state is launching an advertising campaign targeting children, teens and parents to educate them about the deadly dangers of counterfeit pills and fentanyl. State Medical Director Robert Kruse says…
GOP lawmakers approve governor’s ‘school choice’ plan, Reynolds to sign it into law today
Jan 24, 2023
By O. Kay Henderson (Radio Iowa) Most Republicans in the Iowa legislature have voted for Governor Kim Reynolds’ top 2023 priority — a bill that will provide state-funded accounts for the parents of private school…
Forecaster says El Nino warmth could impact Iowa by end of growing season
Jan 23, 2023
By Matt Kelley (Radio Iowa) Wide sections of Iowa were hit with a whopper winter storm this week that dumped up to ten inches of snow, thanks in part to the La Nina weather pattern…